The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 21, 2183
Waxing Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
10:03 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3224
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 112.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 24m / -1.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.08° / 1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.98° / -1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.76° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.